In case you didn’t know, the Chinese Democracy of gaming, Duke Nukem Forever, has somehow managed to escape its way into the public, and it’s pretty horrible. Reviews have complained about it being boring/playing like it was made in 1998/etc. But they have also complained about this (skip to about 56 seconds in):
Holy shit. I think we just hit the jackpot of horrible rape-related humor, trafficking in so many shitty ideas about rape that I don’t know where to begin. But let’s break it down for a bit, shall we?
Here’s the situation, in case you haven’t been paying attention to this game at all (good call, that): at the beginning of this game, Duke is getting felated by these two twins as he beats his previous game. Later on in the game, he comes across them having been abducted by aliens, and subsequently raped and tortured.
His response? “You’re fucked!” Sensitive, caring Duke there.
Of course, it actually gets worse, because then the twins talk about having to lose the baby weight from getting pregnant by an alien. Because that is what should really be the concern.
There’s so much offensive horrible shit going on there that even Trenchbloat got offended by it. Yeah, the guy that makes horrible racism and sexism into jokes regularly got offended by it.
Look, we all knew this game would be offensive. Its predecessor was full of the kind of standard misogyny that was sadly commonplace in games then (and still largely is). But holy shit, did it have to go this far?
Or, in the words of an equally disgusted fellow gamer player, “This is where you look at gamer culture and let it burn, realizing there are very good reasons why outsiders don’t respect your hobby.”
gamers are embarrassing 
Dead
June 16, 2011
God you are such a faggot.
gamersareembarrassing
June 17, 2011
Now, I thought about this post, about letting it stay here, but I figure it is probably a good example of exactly what is wrong with gamers in general. So there, see? This is what anyone who wants to play games and not be a shithead has to deal with.
Jean-Paul
June 18, 2011
Yup, good reply, gamersareembarassing. I enjoy video games and spend a lot of time playing them, but I’d never call myself a ‘gamer’, as it conjures up images of pricks like ‘Dead’.
Video games are pretty much mainstream things that a huge percentage of the population play, but culturally they still seem to be stuck in the brain of a 14 year old boy from the 90s.
I wish Duke Nukem Forever would just fuck off. At least people thast bought it seem to be realising it’s a terrible game, even before you get to the ‘hilarious’ retrogressive bullshit that it is ‘famous’ for. Maybe it’ll vanish quickly?
Great blog, by the way/
Please die
June 22, 2011
Took the words right out of my mouth. I can’t believe someone could be such a self-righteous fuckstick to make an entire site about how enlightened and morally superior they think they are to everyone else. We need another world war or something; everyone has become so fucking sensitive and weak.
To the author: You’re in dire need of giving your balls a tug. However morally “evolved” you think you are, you are actually just a douchebag with too much time on his/her hands. Of all things to complain about in this world, you complain about Duke Nukem’s lack of sensitivity? Un-fucking believable…. This world has turned into an estrogenic cesspool of faggotry. Your mother should have swallowed, seriously. You are the epitome of what is wrong with this world.
gamersareembarrassing
June 22, 2011
…And yet again, gamers don’t let us down.
Anyone who uses the phrase “etrogenic cesspool of faggotry” and resorts to petty “your mom” jokes, and can’t understand that games that make jokes about the rape and victimization of women just might not be cool has done a pretty good job of proving what an idiot they are. Of course, I am the “self-righteous fuckstick”, not the guy who wishes death on those who disagree with him and defends a horribly shitty game.
I actually got a laugh out of this, so that’s something I guess.
Rich
June 24, 2011
Hahaha wow, you’re completely pathetic.
Please die
July 6, 2011
You love to nitpick little details from a comment to make yourself look better, yet unsurprisingly you completely failed to address(or possibly even understand) the main point of my comment.
It’s quite ironic actually, you’re attacking freedom of expression; while freedom of expression is what gives you the right to create this rimjob of a blog in the first place. Censorship is not the answer to your floppy dick(I’d look into TRT personally). Here’s a good idea though:
If YOU personally find something offensive, then you aren’t in any way obligated to play it. Just because an f-bomb within earshot makes YOU cry, it doesn’t mean that everyone else feels the same way. If you didn’t want to hear risqué crude humor, maybe you shouldn’t have rented Duke Nukem. If you are really so soft that you can’t handle mature themes in video games, then don’t play M-rated video games.
By the way, your “cloud of embarrassment” is suitably named. It’s fucking embarrassing that you think any those issues are exclusive to games and gaming culture. You think any of that’s new? Not too long ago womens’ only duties were to suck their mans’ cock, take care of the kids, and cook dinner; in some places it’s still like that. Homosexuals, blacks, and Jews are still persecuted by society as a whole. Gamers aren’t intolerant, racist, sexist, closed-minded bigots, HUMANITY IS.
DEAL WITH IT.
Oh and for the record, I’m not defending Duke Nukem as I’ve never been a fan, but I absolutely AM defending their right to make it without assholes like you deciding what kind of content the actual fans of the franchise can or can’t be subjected to.
gamersareembarrassing
July 6, 2011
Haha.
At no point did I suggest censorship at all, certainly not in any official legal sense. And I am not attacking freedom of expression. They have a right to make this type of horrible shit, but it is embarrassing that people will turn out in droves to play it.
Wow, more shitty sexism and homophobia from you, no surprise there.
If you find my blog offensive, you aren’t in any way obligated to read it or comment on it, but since wastes of space such as yourself take the time to do just that, I regularly am given more fuel for his lovely site. I never suggested everyone else feels the same as me, but judging form the support this site receives, a lot of people do.
That you think this is at all a “mature theme” in Duke Nukem shows a distinct lack of understanding as to what the term “mature” means.
At no point did I ever claim or say that these issues are exclusive to gaming. They obviously aren’t, and only an idiot such as yourself would think I am making such a claim. However, just because these issues occur in society in general does not mean they are excusable in games. If anything, it means the opposite, in that games are completely imaginary, and shouldn’t we try to imagine something better than the world?
Of course, I should also point out that in the real world, aliens aren’t kidnapping and raping women, and those women aren’t subjected to cruel rape-related humor in the final moments of their lives. No, that is actually exclusive to games, and entirely the shitty imaginings of an idiot.
“DEAL WITH IT” is about the lamest excuse for apathy and inaction used on the internet today. I am, however, doing something about it, as opposed to following your suggestion of just being apathetic and accepting it. And, it is hilarious that you of all people claim to defend freedom of expression, in light of your previous comment which wanted a “world war” to wipe out the “weak and sensitive” (your words, not mine). Irony being that you would probably be wiped pretty fast yourself.
Please keep making non-veiled comments about my sexuality/sexual ability as well. It only shows a strong degree of insecurity about such matters on your part, as there is none on my end, though thanks for your interest. Your knowledge of TRT (which I honestly had to google) shows you already are quite invested in the topic as a whole, so I really do wonder if you aren’t speaking from some place of personal interest/knowledge.
octo7
June 20, 2011
This article is completely idiotic. Yes that scene is disgusting and offensive, but you using it to portray ‘gaming culture’ and gamers in general is more offensive. This game is widely despised by gamers and game publications so your logic here is completely flawed and your agenda is completely biased. Not the brightest individual, are you?
gamersareembarrassing
June 20, 2011
Ha, and my trolling tactics suck? Really?
And really, if this game isn’t emblematic of gamers in general, why is it topping sales charts? Oh, must be all those non-gamers buying it, right? Ha.
theaverageguytag
June 21, 2011
I’ll tell you what it doesn’t have anything to do with. The fact that it was 14 years in production. Nothing at all. 😀
aielyn
June 22, 2011
To be fair, sales in week 1 are generally not due to well-informed customers, but rather, those who buy into the hype. Watch as second or third week sales drop to nearly zero.
theaverageguytag is wrong in suggesting that it’s due to the number of years in production. It’s purely due to hype – the game was hyped up prior to launch. Hype cannot withstand the light of day, though, so now that all the reviews and reactions are out there, the hype will be gone, and people won’t buy it. The few that will are mostly going to be collectors who would consider owning a piece of history (remember, the game was considered the epitome of vapourware for a long time) to be worth it, even if the game sucks. People also bought Superman 64 when it launched.
Red Scharlach
June 20, 2011
“My nerd toy takes precedence over the normalisation of sexual violence.”
Greeny
July 2, 2011
Because of course when playing video games most people don’t realize it’s fantasy and think this is an accurate portrayal of real life. This is especially true when dealing with Duke Nukem and their invading aliens.
gamersareembarrassing
July 2, 2011
In reply to Greeny : Because of course, everything is perfectly fine if it is all fantasy, duh. And of course our fantasies say nothing about our views on reality at all. Ugh.
octo7
June 20, 2011
Gamers are not a race, creed or subculture. A vast portion of the western (and a moderate size of the eastern) population own gaming consoles, it’s not some exclusive club or tribe of like-minded individuals. People who play video games are as diverse as people who listen to music, or drink tea. I’m sure you’re already aware of this though, and this blog is some half-assed trolling effort. If you really want to put your efforts into trolling or knocking a group of individuals, or a philosophy that pisses you off, there are far, far more worth-while things to rally against. The world is a messed up place full of idiots who are detrimental to society and humanity as a whole, seek out something better to do and stop wasting your creative energies on a non-existent generalization.
Rich
June 24, 2011
If you think gamers aren’t a subculture, you’re completely delusional.
Also, good job appealing to bigger problems; “hurr it’s dumb to write about X because something much worse is happening that you should be writing about instead.” Fuck off, manchild.
gamersareembarrassing
June 20, 2011
Pretty sure this site is full of pretty decent proof that this isn’t a “non-existent generalization”.
Yes, people who play games are a diverse lot (one that includes myself). Not all people who play games are gamers, obviously. This is not “some half-assed trolling effort” aimed at everyone who plays games, but an attempt to highlight some of the more horrid aspects of “gamer culture” that is a fairly dominant force in the marketplace (see the sales of Duke Nukem Forever, and many other horrible, embarrassing games).
But, you know, no one is forcing you to read here and reply here, so if you don’t like it, that is fine. You can leave.
Googie Withers
June 20, 2011
Do you ever get the sneaking suspicion that you’re just playing an interactive satire of the left instead of a proper computer game?
RobotRocker
June 22, 2011
I missed the political satire in DNF though I’m pretty sure there was none.
In fact, I’m pretty sure there wasn’t any jokes in it either.
proletariat
June 20, 2011
to be honest, this still isn’t half as offensive as some of the shit coming out of japan, which gamers will defend to the death.
duke is bad, but it’s no rapelay. shit, it’s not even at garden variety hentai game levels yet.
gamersareembarrassing
June 20, 2011
True enough, though those games are not even close to this in sales.
shenmuer2001
June 22, 2011
I found this comment on Kotaku, and it seems pretty relevant to this post:
Ironandre promoted by MrGOH
Tue 21 Jun 2011 7:15 AM
There are only 4 kinds of people who don’t like Duke Nukem Forever:
1. Queers and women. This game wasn’t meant for you, so don’t play it. We don’t care that you don’t like it because you weren’t supposed to like it. You don’t hear guys bitching about Sex and the City because we know that show wasn’t meant for us.
2. Men who have been brainwashed by feminazis to the point where they can no longer enjoy looking at boobies. “It’s so sexist! There’s no place for that in modern society!! What kind of message does this send to our daughters?” Boohoo, cry me a fucking river. If you’re one of these guys who has had his balls cut off by the politically correct media establishment, I feel sorry for you.
3. Video game “journalists”. You know the old saying, opinions are like assholes; everybody has got one. On the internet, this is magnified by 1 billion, so if you want to become famous you have to write the most scathing and ridiculous over-the-top negative review that you can pull out of your ass in order to get noticed for the good of your “career”.
4. Haters. If something has a lot of people excited about it, then they just have to piss on it. Do us all a favor and go dress up as an emo/goth/punk or whatever anti-establishment culture that makes you feel good about yourself so we can easily identify you.
gamersareembarrassing
June 22, 2011
Remember, you can’t be genuinely offended by the game (you’ve been brainwashed), and lord knows, it can’t just be a bad game (from most accounts, it is).
Kix
June 23, 2011
I’m a pretty red-blooded dude, and even I was creeped out by this section. It wasn’t funny at all. Didn’t help that the game wasn’t that much fun either. Shame on me for pre-ordering, I guess. But hey, at least I got pixelated silicone in my face for a few minutes!
Like the website too.
thedragoness
August 3, 2011
If they had just left out those three words…with this tasteless joke in there the game sucking fucks, it fucking sucks, it’s a shitload of fuck, it’s a shitload of ass, it’s a assload of fuck, it’s an assload of shit…sigh, I need a freaking drink.
Rylie James Thomas
August 12, 2011
The comments section of this article is my favourite piece of this website.
KG
March 3, 2013
Are you watching the same videos as I am? ‘cus in the videos I watch, Jim Sterling is pretty firmly against racism and sexism and he makes that firmly clear every single time they come up in a game.
gamersareembarrassing
March 3, 2013
If you watch any of his videos prior to people getting on his case for being a shitty white privved nerd, yep, he was pretty racist/sexist in a lot of them. Hell, even after he got a bit better about it, he occasionally tries to make jokes about it (such as when he bought Pokemon Black so “people can’t call him racist”) and comes off as a shit.
Even without that, he’s still basically one of the worst well known game journos out there, but whatever.